Fantastic Terrors

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Zoom in — And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before.

Artist

Name:: Tenniel, John
Dates:: 1820-1914
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Cooper, James Davis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
Author:: Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher:: New York: J.S. Redfield, 1858
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Description:

A man with a tormented face is sitting in an armchair holding a book in a study made to look eerie with dramatic light effects.

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